South African Tourism Acting CEO Themba Khumalo
says the money that’s invested in tourism is not the same money
that’s required for energy and it’s not the same money that’s
required for potholes. Khumalo was responding to criticism about
the nearly R1 billion Tottenham Hotspur sponsorship deal.
In exchange for the investment, SA Tourism says they will receive kit
branding, interview backdrop branding, match-day advertising,
partnership announcements, training camps in SA, and free access
to tickets and stadium hospitality. We now get reaction from
Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of
South Africa

BE DRIVEN: Lehubedu Mohlabe is the founder of a
service called Coffee to Car where he stands at an
intersection and sells a hot drink and baked goods to
motorists. He started the business in August last year
after being frustrated with being unemployed.
Lehubedu joins us on the line.

Families are returning to Simon’s Town in
the Western Cape 60 years after they were forcibly
moved to Gugulethu by the apartheid regime. 100
houses have been allocated to the victims of the Group
Areas Act. We now speak to one of the beneficiaries,
75-year-old Broadhurst Cona from the Luyolo Land
Restitution Committee.

Tech Tuesday: The use of 3D printing is expected to become part of the building practices to address the country’s social housing backlog in SA. The technology will allow for houses to be built within 8 hours. We now speak to Prof Jeffrey Mahachi, Project Lead and Head of of School: Civil Engineering and Built Environment.

Government is considering declaring SA’s rolling blackouts a National State of Disaster. Closing the ANC’s four-day lekgotla, President Cyril Ramaphosa said the issue of possibly declaring the energy emergency a National State of Disaster was receiving urgent attention. We now get reaction from Kevin Mileham, DA shadow minister for Energy.

Eight people have been killed and four others injured during a mass shooting at a birthday party in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. Police Minister Bheki Cele visited Gqberha this morning following the incident. We now speak to Yolanda Palezweni, Political Reporter at the Heard Newspaper.

FASHIONABLE FRIDAY [STUDIO]: Laduma Ngxokolo is an award-winning designer, entrepreneur and creative artist. In 2010 he founded and created Maxhosa AFRICA which is one of the most ground-breaking designer brands in the history of South Africa. The brand is globally recognized with invites to showcase on international platforms like the New York Fashion Week. He joins us in studio.

ARTS: It was announced earlier this week that Justin Bieber sold his music catalogue for over $200 million. This deal has reportedly been in the works since December last year. We now speak more on selling and buying music rights with Bongani Mahlangu, Writer and Social Cultural Commentator.